Records Related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) at the National Archives

RG 255: Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel, 1960–1991 (NAID: 5956182)

• Flying Saucer (Photograph No. 255-GS-65-107)
• Flying Saucer (Photograph No. 255-GS-65-108)
• Flying Saucer (Photograph No. 255-GS-65-109)
• Flying Saucer (Photograph No. 255-GS-65-110)
• Flying Saucer (Photograph No. 255-GS-65-111)
• Flying Saucer (Photograph No. 255-GS-65-112)
• Flying Saucer (Photograph No. 255-GS-65-113)

RG 341: Records of Headquarters U.S. Air Force (Air Staff)

Project “Blue Book”, 1954-1966 (NAID: 542184)

RG 342: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900–2003

Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force Activities, Facilities, and Personnel, Domestic and Foreign, 1954-1980 (NAID: 542326)

Some of these materials are not available online due to donor, copyright or other potential intellectual property rights. In these instances, the link provided is only for the catalog description of the materials. Researchers must make arrangements to view these records onsite in the Moving Image and Sound Research Room at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

RG 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

MAJ. GEN. JOHN A. SAMFORD'S STATEMENT ON "FLYING SAUCERS", PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, D.C. (Motion Picture 111-LC-30875);  Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964–1980 (NAID: 25061)

RG 255: Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Walter Cronkite and Gordon Cooper on UFOs (Sound Recording 255-PAOa-807-AAE); Sound Recordings Relating to Mission Activities, 1961–1993 (NAID: 75815065) 

An Executive Summary of the Greatest Secret of the 20th Century (Moving Image 255-GOLDIN-233); Video Recordings Documenting the Administration of Daniel Goldin, 1985–2001 (NAID: 5730762)

RG 263: Records of the Central Intelligence Agency

Moving Images Relating to Intelligence and International Relations, 1947–1984 (NAID: 592764)

• Unidentified Flying Objects (Moving Image 263.95)
• Unidentified Flying Objects (Moving Image 263.124)

RG 306: Records of the U.S. Information Agency

Production Library Audio Recordings, 1999–2005 (NAID: 118159)

• Doctor Edward Condon, University of Colorado Physicist Studying Unidentified Flying Objects (Sound Recording 306-ENS-T-2808)
• Alderman Interview with Doctor Page on Unidentified Flying Objects (Sound Recording 306-ENW-T-8990)

Video Recordings from the ‘Foreign Press’ Program Series, 1983–1988 (NAID: 56087)

• Foreign Press Center Briefing with B. Maccabee, L. Koss, J. Shandera, and B. Hopkins (Moving Image 306-FP-17)

RG 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense

The Case of the Flying Saucer (Sound Recording 330.85); Audio Recordings, 1945–1965 (NAID: 109386)

Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Sighting (Moving Image 330-DVIC-653); Motion Picture Films and Video Recordings on Five Decades of U.S. Military Activities Around the World, ca. 1950–ca. 2000 (NAID: 561934)

RG 341: Records of Headquarters U.S. Air Force (Air Staff)

Project Blue Book Motion Picture Films, 1950-1966 (NAID: 61934)

Sound Recordings Relating to Project Blue Book Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Investigations, 1953-1967 (NAID: 1142703)

Moving Images Relating to “The Roswell Reports” Source Data Research Files, 1946-1996 (NAID: 566658)

Sound Recordings Relating to “The Roswell Reports”, 1991-1996 (NAID: 566843)

RG 342: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities, 1947–1984 (NAID: 64437)

• DFD Avrocar I Progress Report, February 1, 1958–May 1959 (Moving Image 342-USAF-29668)
• Disc Flight Development, Avrocar I Progress Report, May 2, 1959–April 12, 1960 (Moving Image 342-USAF-29673)
• Avrocar Continuation Test Program and Terrain Test Program, June 1, 1960–June 14, 1961 (Moving Image 342-USAF-31135)
• Friend, Foe, or Fantasy, 1966 (Moving Image 342-USAF-41040)
• UFO Interview, 1966 (Moving Image 342-USAF-42990)
• USAF UFO sightings, California, 1952–1975 (342-USAF-49377)

RG 517: Records of the U.S. Agency for Global Media

UFO Sighting Over Alaska (Sound Recording 517-VOAa-87-306); Sound Recordings of Radio Programs, Speeches, and Special Events, 1984–2000 (NAID: 40432506)

Science World 1030 (Moving Image 517-BBG-50046); Video Tape Programs and Worldnet Broadcasts, 1999–2009 (NAID: 74221734)

WWDC Radio Documentaries 

Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs): Fact or Fiction (Sound Recording 200.1572); Radio Documentaries, 1973–1975 (NAID: 2843063)

Paramount Pictures, Inc., Collection

Motion Picture Newsreel Films, October 1941–March 1957 (NAID: 98600)

• Paramount News [Mar. 7] (1951) Vol. 10. No. 52 (Moving Image PARA-PN-10.52)
• Paramount News [July 30] (1952) Vol. 11, No. 100 (Moving Image PARA-PN-11.100)

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library, 1929–1967 (NAID: 100520)

• Universal Newsreel Volume 22, Release 276, August 22, 1949 (Moving Image UN-UN-22-276)
• Universal Newsreel Volume 25, Release 586, August 11, 1952 (Moving Image UN-UN-25-586)

RG 64: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration

Project Blue Book: UFO Sightings; Program Subject Files, October 1, 1985–September 30, 2002 (NAID: 28270819)

RG 181: Records of Navy Installations Command, Navy Regions, Naval Districts, and Shore Establishments

Collection of A8-2 Information,1959; Central Subject Files, 1957–1959 (NAID: 7450434)

RG 237: Records of the Federal Aviation Administration

Information Releases Relating to Unidentified Flying Object, 1986 (FAA—Japan Airlines Flight 1628) (NAID: 733667)

RG 255: Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Gemini VII Air-to-Ground Transcript Volume I; Source Files on Project Gemini, 1961–1974 (NAID: 559951)

RG 341: Records of Headquarters U.S. Air Force (Air Staff)

Records of Investigations of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) Relating to the Office of Special Investigations, 1948–1968 (NAID: 45484701)

Project Blue Book Administrative Files, 1947–1969 (NAID: 595175)

Copies of the Case Files of the 4602D Air Intelligence Service Squadron on Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), 1954–1956 (NAID: 23857158)

Roswell Report Source Files, 1987–1996 (NAID: 17618564)

Air Intelligence Reports, 1948–1953 (NAID: 23857122)

Project Blue Book Artifacts, 1952–1969 (NAID: 23857160)

Sanitized Version of Project Blue Book Case Files on Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects, 1947–1969 (NAID: 23857160)

Case files on Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), 1953-1960 (NAID: 23857159)

RG 342: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

AFR 80-17/OCAMA-TAFB Sup Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO); Publications Record Set, 1975–1975 (NAID: 26421022)

Obsolete During 1969: 4600 Air Base Wing Supplement 1 to Air Force Regulation 80-17, Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO), 10 January 1967; Superseded, 15 April 1969; Headquarters Publications Record Set, January 12, 1968–December 30, 1971 (NAID: 41049902)

REL-2-4-1 UFOs 1965; General Records, 1951–1965 (NAID: 24899425)

5: 2, Community Relations, 1970; Correspondence Records Related to Informational Newsletters, Division and Unit Newspapers, and Community and Media Relations, January 13, 1970–December 28, 1970 (NAID: 38222946)

Decimal Files, 1948–1952 (NAID: 23129262)

• 471.6 Guided Missiles, 1 January 1952
• 471.6 Guided Missiles, 1 July 1952

Jimmy Carter Library

White House Staff Photographers Collection, January 20, 1977–January 20, 1981

Jimmy Carter's Presidential Photographs, January 20, 1977–January 20, 1981 (NAID: 173341). Contact sheets available online allow researchers to identify specific images of interest by contact sheet number and image frame number.

Frank Moore - Receives 9000 letters concerning UFO incidents in conjunction with National Enquirer article (NAID: 179066)

Frank Moore - Receives 9000 letters concerning UFO incidents in conjunction with National Enquirer article (NAID: 179067)

Gerald R. Ford Library

Gerald R. Ford Congressional Papers, 1948–1973

Ford Press Releases, January – April 1966; Press Releases Chronological Files, 1964-1973 (NAID: 642075)

Ford Press Releases - UFO, 1966; Press Releases Subject Files, 1965–1973 (NAID: 642076)

Ford Speech and Press Releases Logs, 1966; Speech and Press Release Logs, 1948–1973 (NAID: 642078)

Fifth District Weekly Radio Reports, 1966; Weekly Radio Reports, 1949–1973 (NAID: 642083)

Ford Broadcasts, 1965-1966; Broadcasts Files, 1949–1972 (NAID: 642085)

William J. Clinton Library

Records of the White House Office of Records Management (Clinton Administration), 1993–2001

Subject Files on Outer Space, 1993–2001 (NAID: 1127712)

• Case Number 243544, related to Roswell NM LPWJC 2006-0476-F

Subject Files on the Federal Government, 1993–2001 (NAID: 1127609)

• Related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F
  • Case Number 082451CU
  • Case Number 091934
• Related to request for meeting by Starlight Coalition LPWJC 2006-0490-F
  • Case Number 118479cu

Alphabetical Files, 1993–2001 (NAID: 7408735)

• Case Number 252440, related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F 
• Greer, Q-Z [Stephen Greer], related to D. Steven Greer, Director of (CSETI) LPWJC-2006-0483-F

Subject Files on National Security and Defense, 1993–2001 (NAID: 1127710)

• Case Number 095031CU, related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F

Records of the National Security Council Records Management Office (Clinton Administration), ca. 1993–ca. 2001

Presidential Records Series (PRS) Files, ca. 1993–ca. 2001 (NAID: 7388808)

• Related to Roswell NM LPWJC 2006-0476-F
  • 9502948
  • [08/28/1998]
  • [04/19/1995–11/30/1995]
  • [06/24/1997]
• Related to New Age Spiritualists LPWJC 2006-0533-F
  • [08/07/1996–08/09/1996]
• Related to Area 51 LPWJC-2006-0527-F
  • 9507092
  • 9507055
  • 9507055
  • 9600475
  • 9600475
  • 9606505
  • 9606505
  • 9700471
  • 9700471
  • 9700698
  • 9700698
  • 9706404
  • 9706404
  • 9706476
  • 9800538
  • 9800538
  • 9806405
  • 9806405

NSC (National Security Council) Records Management System, January 20, 1993–January 20, 2001 (NAID: 26457815)

• Related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F​
  • 9506127
  • 9508357

Presidential Electronic Mail from the Automated Records Management System (ARMS), January 20, 1993–January 20, 2001

Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Email from the White House Office (WHO) Bucket, January 20, 1993–January 20, 1993 (NAID: 26444785)

• [12/11/1996–09/23/1997], related to Roswell NM LPWJC 2006-0476-F
• [01/16/1999–12/21/1999], related to “The Truth” LPWJC 2008-0359-F
• [09/27/1995–11/25/1998], related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F
• [04/26/1995–04/18/2000], related to Area 51 LPWJC-2006-0527-F

Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Email from the Default Bucket, January 20, 1993–January 20, 2001 (NAID: 26444787)

• [07/10/1997–12/11/1999], related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F
• [08/26/1999], related to Area 51 LPWJC-2006-0527-F

Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Email from the Office of Policy Development (OPD) Bucket, January 20,1993–January 20, 1993 (NAID: 26444780)

• [09/26/1997–02/27/1999], related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F

Records of the National Security Council (Clinton Administration), 1993–2001

Emails, 1993–2001 (NAID: 24194021)

• Related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F
  • [02/20/1998–08/08/2000]
  • [01/29/1998–10/19/1999]
  • [04/19/1995]
  • [08/07/1996–08/09/1996]
• Related to Area 51 LPWJC-2006-0527-F
  • [02/08/1996–03/18/1996]
  • [09/04/1997–02/15/2000]
  • [09/15/1997–11/03/2000]

Cables, 1993–2001 (NAID: 24194018)

• Related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F
  • [02/07/1995–05/08/1996]
  • [01/11/2001]
  • [01/08/1999–12/15/2000]
  • [01/08/1997–09/11/1997]
  • [02/23/1993–11/04/1994]
• Related to Area 51 LPWJC-2006-0527-F
  • [11/22/1994]

Tape Restoration Project (TRP) Emails, January 20, 1993–January 20, 1993

Tape Restoration Project (TRP) Email from the Default Bucket, 1994–2000 (NAID: 26444833)

• Related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F
  • [07/11/1997]
  • [03/06/1998–03/20/1998] 

Records of the Office of Agency Liaison (Clinton Administration), 1993–2001

Correspondence, 1993–2000 (NAID: 7262140)

• Related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F
  • [UFO]
  • [UFO] [1]
  • [UFO] [2] 
• Correspondence, 1993–2000
  • Related to D. Steven Greer, Director of (CSETI) LPWJC-2006-0483-F
    • [Steven Greer]

Records of the Office of Scheduling (Clinton Administration), 1993–2001

General Files, 1993–2001 (NAID: 7431993)

• Related to D. Steven Greer, Director of (CSETI) LPWJC-2006-0483-F
  • 197878 [Steven Greer]
  • 207381 [Steven Greer]

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• Pieces of History: "INVASION! (of privacy)" (2018)
• Pieces of History: "UFOs: Natural Explanations" (2018)
• Pieces of History: "UFOs: Man-Made, Made Up, and Unknown" (2018)
• National Archives News: Do Records Show Proof of UFOs? (2018)
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• The Unwritten Record: "Avrocar: The U.S. Military’s Flying Saucer" (2014)
• The NDC Blog: "What on Earth Is It?" (2014)
• Pieces of History: "Flying Saucers, Popular Mechanics, and the National Archives" (2013)
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